Jake's Blues Reviews and Thank Yous!

GREETINGS FANS AND FRIENDS....ONE AND THE SAME.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR FOR JAKES BLUES, RECORDING, GIGS AND GOOD TIMES!

WE APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP AND LETTING LOOSE WITH US. IT IS THE "SOUL" REASON WE ARE STILL AROUND.

THAT AND THE SHOTS :)..... OUCH!

RECENTLY A COUPLE REALLY COOL THINGS CAME MY WAY AND I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THEM.

JAKE'S REVIEWS AND THANK YOUS!

FIRST OF ALL, OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AT A GIG, A FRIEND AND FAN OF OUR BAND ~MARK MEAD~ SHOWS UP AND SAYS HE BUILT ME A GUITAR..... HOW AWESOME IS THAT!?

ONCE BEFORE IN MY MUSIC CAREER THAT HAPPENED IN CLEVELAND, BUT THAT GUY DIDN'T "BUILD" THE GUITAR!

ANYWAYS, WE HEAD OUT TO THE PARKING LOT TO CHECK OUT MY NEW "CIGAR GUITAR".

CHECK THIS THING OUT!

HAND MADE OUT OF A CIGAR BOX, METAL AND A PIECE OF OAK FOR THE NECK.

I PLUGGED IT IN THAT NIGHT AT THE START OF THE LAST SET. IT SCREAMED OF THE DELTA OPEN TUNING COOL SOUNDS THE BLUES NUTS LIKE ME LOVE!

I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE FOR SALE BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND ONE TO CHECK OUT.

THANKS AGAIN MARK MEAD..... AWESOME AXE!
JAKE

AWESOME CIGAR BOX GUITAR , BUILT BY MARK MEAD FOR JAKE BANTA

FOR YEARS I'VE USED A CONJUNCTION OF PEDALS BUT ALWAYS RELIED ON THE OLD GREEN TS9. IT JUST DRIVES THE NATURAL SOUND OF THE AMP..... (WHICH IS WHAT I LIKE).

STEVIE RAY VAUGHN USED THIS PEDAL HIS WHOLE CAREER. IT CAN BE HEARD EXTENSIVELY ON HIS EARLY ALBUMS.

THE OLD TUBE SCREAMER HAS ALLOT OF SWEET TONES. I'VE USED THE SAME ONE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
TONE IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME. IT CAN MAKE OR BREAK A NIGHT ON STAGE.

FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW, I'VE HOOKED UP IN CONJUNCTION ALSO,AN OLD IBANEZ EQ. TO UP THE GAIN AND RESPONSE OF THE TUBE SCREAMER. YOU CAN HOOK UP MOST ANY HIGH GAIN PEDAL, IN MY OPINION, CRANK IT UP AND PLAY WITH EASE. PROBLEM IS, YOUR TONE WILL SUFFER WITH SOME/MOST PEDALS.

THE "C.A.B. DRIVER - IS DIFFERENT..PERIOD. IT HAS ALL THE QUALITIES OF BOTH THE TS9 AND EQ. WITH GAIN AND RESPONSE....AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE RAT, FUZZ, CRUNCH, SIZZLE, FIZZLE.. ECT.ECT. ALSO, IT HAS TRUE BYPASS FOR NO SIGNAL LOSS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS WITH THE C.A.B DRIVER PEDAL, MOST NOTABLY TO ME THE CLEAN GAIN THAT GIVES RESPONSE "WITHOUT TONE LOSS".

IF YOU ARE INTO GUITAR TONES, CHECK THIS PEDAL OUT! IT'S WORTH IT!

YOU CAN FIND INFO AT WWW.RWLELECTRONICS.COM, OR JUST STOP INTO R n R MUSIC.

THANKS RON FOR AN AWESOME PEDAL!
JAKE

NEXT UP IS A NEW PEDAL YOU "CAN" BUY..... AND WELL WORTH IT..... THE C.A.B DRIVER @ WWW.RWLELCTRONICS.COM, DESIGNED AND BUILT BY ERIE'S OWN AMP AND GUITAR GURU..... RON THOMAS.

MYSELF AND COUNTLESS OTHER LOCALS HAVE RELIED ON RON FOR YEARS OF AMP AND GUITAR REPAIRS, NOT TO MENTION COOL VINTAGE GEAR HE FINDS.

WHEN HE'S NOT REPAIRING STUFF YOU'LL FIND HIM PLUGGED INTO SOMETHING SEARCHING FOR THE ULTIMATE TONE. FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF ASKING, HE HAS A PEDAL OUT. THE "C.A.B." DRIVER.....CLEAN AND BRIGHT.

I HAVE NEVER KEPT UP WITH THE TIMES WITH GEAR MYSELF, PREFERRING TO GO WITH THE OLD GEAR THAT IS OUTDATED AND SMELLS OF BURNT TUBES AND TEQUILA. THERE ARE A WORLD OF TONES OUT THERE OLD AND NEW THAT ARE GREAT..... AND SOME NOT SO GREAT.